WITH a paw in the air and his tongue hanging from his mouth, it is clear to see that this little groundhog is struggling to wake up and leave behind the comfort of his burrow .

SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .

LYING back in the snow, these two polar bears share a cuddle as they call time out on playtime .

An Australian explorer has travelled the globe with a toy pig, known as Travel Piggy, in search of a missing cuddly companion .

A woman has spent over £11k to get the perfect body after a 9st weight loss left her with excess skin .

These adorable pictures show the moment two cuddly red panda cubs take their first look at the outside world and are weighed for the very first time .

An intrepid photographer travelled to the abandoned ghost town of Bodie in northern California to capture the historic buildings that are trapped in time .

PRANKSTER Dom Joly was so livid when he was slapped with a parking ticket that he took to Twitter to vent his anger – only to discover he was the victim of his own gag! The comic got a taste of his own medicine when he was tricked by a fellow joker for the first time in a decade .

A former food addict who had spent her whole life dreaming of romance shed an astonishing 12st 7lbs to experience love for the first time .

Sunny Saap, 27, from Columbia, Missouri, United States, enjoys life with her two boyfriends .

An American woman whose skin turned silver after using nose drops is warning people of the dangers of medicines containing the metal .

DINING under the stars, this restaurant takes you back in time - inside an ancient cave .